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CDR G. Thomas Strickland, MC, USN

Arch Neurol. 1972;26(5):474.

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SEVEN of 21 Chinese patients with Wilson's disease had an acute febrile reaction five to ten days after starting penicillamine therapy. This included a maculopapular (morbilliform) rash, fever, lymphadenopathy, increase in size of the spleen and liver, edema, weight gain, microscopic hematuria and minimal proteinuria, coryza, inflamed throat, and positive tourniquet tests. A similar reaction occurred in a normal volunteer subject. Petechiae and decreases in white blood cell and platelet counts occurred in patients treated the longest after onset of symptoms. Eosinophilia was minimal. Skin biopsies from three patients demonstrated chronic inflammatory cells distributed particularly around small blood vessels, and were compatible with a drug reaction.

Abnormal findings cleared three to five days following discontinuation of penicillamine. In three patients symptoms recurred when penicillamine was reinstituted at the same dosage. Desensitization was accomplished by starting at low doses and increasing at weekly intervals. On every occasion the program was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Taipei, Taiwan

From the Department of Clinical Investigation, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Strickland is now with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 22, 1971.

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